Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

THEY are pliable as mud, and beg the con-
tractors when they should be in . position to
demand--Gazette.
This unjust accusation shall be met 90
plainly. it is hoped. that the reason the
Commissioners we're compelled to be 80
eonciliatory will penetrate even the thick
skull of the Gazette editor.
Section 795 of the revised statutes requires
Commissioners, before entering into any con-
tract for the erection of court house, building
for county Offices, Jail, or in6rmary, to employ
a competent architect to make full, complete,
and accurate plan, or plans, Of such building,
or buildings.
Section 797 requires that such plans and
drawings, bills of material, specifications of
work, and estimates of cost, shall be submitted
to the Commissioners, and to the Clerk of the
Courts, Probate Judge, and Sheriff, for their
approval, and if approved by them, or major
ity of them, copy thereof shall be deposited
with the County Auditor.
Sections 7Ss, 799, and 800 relate to the let
ling Of contracts.
Section sol authorizes the architect, at the
time or times named in the contract or con-
tracts made and filed with the County Auditor
for payment to the person or persons with
whom such contract or contracts had been
made, to make full, accurate, and detailed
estimate of the various kinds of labor and ma
terial performed and furnished under such
contract, or contracts, with the amount due in
the aggregate, which estimates shall in all
cases give the amounts of the preceding ssti-
mate, or estimates, and the estimates shall be
recorded in book for that purpose to be pro.
vided and kept by the County Auditor.
Section 500 provides that the County Audi.
tor shall, when such estimate, or estimates
are certified to him by the architect, "con,par'
them carefully ,oih the contract, or contracts
under which such labor or materials were fur
nished, and, if there are any previous estimates
then with such estimates; and if upon compari
son he finds such last named estimates correct
he shall number the same, place the origiaa
on file, and have q record thereof made, ant
give to the person or persons entitled thereto
taking his or their receipts therefor, warran
on the county treasury for the amount show
by such estimate or estimates to be due, les
the amount of five per centum thereon, whel
shall be retained as additional security for tn
faithful performance of such contract, or cen
tracts, and shall be forfeited to the county il
the event of failure by such contractor, o
contractors, to conform in good faith to tn
terms and conditions of such contract or con
tracts;'' and then provides that wher sll i
done to the acceptance of the Comriss::nGr
and architect the Auditor shall include in hi
warrant to pay such final estimate the per cent
age retained on former estimates.
We have stated the essential features
of this law at ledgth, for the reason tina
its full understanding is important. ant
ask the reader to examine 1t closely.
will be observed
1. That the County Auditor is required
to provide and keep book, in which b
shall record the estimates. as certified tt
him by the architect.
II. That at the time or times named II
|, the several contracts for payments tn
architect is authorized to make full, &C
curate, and detailed estimates for tn
eantr.otor.